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Classy moves by the Bears. If Urlacher denies the invite then the Bears have done their part and there is no need to extend any more olive branches. If Brian can't get over the fact that his play drastically fell off as he aged and he was just going to be detremental to the team if they gave him what he wanted to be paid then frankly, :4_2_211[1]: him. He can accept the invite and be celebrated by Bears fans for his historic career. Either that or he can turn his nose up at the team and fans that MADE HIS LEGACY and go back to his second rate network and badmouth the Bears. If he chooses option B I hope that the Bears do not reinvite him in the future regardless of weather Emery is here or not. Facts are facts, Emery did what he needed to do to put the team in the best possible situation. Nobody else even offered Brian a contract so I think Phil offering him a farewell tour was actually quite "loyal."

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And Phil is the biggest reason why I think he ignores any invites to the Bears until he is gone.

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I don't think he'd go that far. There's a huge difference between just making your point and being brat about it. Maybe it's not quite time yet. I'm sure his ego is bruised but then so was Ditka's and so was Butkus's but you may not remember how those deals ended. Butkus actually sued the Bears over his knee injuries. Time heals all wounds and so will it this one. When the time is right it'll get done.

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I believe you hit on a great point here. I really do believe George is night-and-day different from Michael. I think George and Ginny are wanting to do the right things.

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Michael knew nothing about football but thought he did and on top of the he was a deceitful a$$hole. There was a good reason the old man didn't want him involved with the team. Ginny ignored that and eventually the team and Bears fans paid the price for over a decade. I'm just hoping that while he's off sailing his boat around the world that he gets hijacked by Somali pirates. George is the antithesis of Michael.

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Michael knew nothing about football but thought he did and on top of the he was a deceitful a$$hole. There was a good reason the old man didn't want him involved with the team. Ginny ignored that and eventually the team and Bears fans paid the price for over a decade. I'm just hoping that while he's off sailing his boat around the world that he gets hijacked by Somali pirates. George is the antithesis of Michael.

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After watching George at work and seeing the effect of his decisions, I am getting the feeling that we have a situation similar to Rocky Wirtz and the Blackhawk organization. It takes a few years to root out all the garbage and get everything on the right track, but I am getting more and more optimistic about the Bears franchise.

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I don't think he'd go that far. There's a huge difference between just making your point and being brat about it. Maybe it's not quite time yet. I'm sure his ego is bruised but then so was Ditka's and so was Butkus's but you may not remember how those deals ended. Butkus actually sued the Bears over his knee injuries. Time heals all wounds and so will it this one. When the time is right it'll get done.

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Until he actually says Phil Emery's name and stops referring to him as "the GM" I do not think he will consider it.

Since I am not in his head, I could very well be wrong. But Urlacher is holding a grudge over how things ended with the Bears, an Emery is at the center of it.

Much like Ditka basically stayed away until Mike McCaskey was out of the picture, I can imagine Urlacher doing the same as long as Phil is here.

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And Phil is the biggest reason why I think he ignores any invites to the Bears until he is gone.

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Urlacher needs to analyze the situation and realize nobody in the NFL offered him any more than Phil, he was just to proud to accept it. Phil apparently was ready to overpay him considering the lack of offers he received elsewhere. He should be thankful for the great career he had, Even though he cared less about the fans by his own admission, I get the feeling many, not all, but many of the fans are tired of his whining, now he has a chance to start improving relations. For many, myself included I hope he takes it, if he chooses not to I will return the favor and care less about his feelings as well.

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After watching George at work and seeing the effect of his decisions, I am getting the feeling that we have a situation similar to Rocky Wirtz and the Blackhawk organization. It takes a few years to root out all the garbage and get everything on the right track, but I am getting more and more optimistic about the Bears franchise.

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I'm hoping George and Rocky become best buddies if they aren't already. The Hawks have done a great job of keeping their stars while developing young talent and filling spots with some crafty vets who've played important roles. That's a study in how it should be done for sure.

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Until he actually says Phil Emery's name and stops referring to him as "the GM" I do not think he will consider it.

Since I am not in his head, I could very well be wrong. But Urlacher is holding a grudge over how things ended with the Bears, an Emery is at the center of it.

Much like Ditka basically stayed away until Mike McCaskey was out of the picture, I can imagine Urlacher doing the same as long as Phil is here.

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LOL, yeah that's no shit. He still has a bitter taste in his mouth for how Emery did his business. He'll get over it and I doubt he'll wait 'til Emery's gone. That could take years. I think George and Ginny will work on smoothing things over as far as the team goes but it'll be a cold day in hell before he ever forgives Emery for busting him before he was ready to go.

I know a lot of people will say that it was his decision but in reality that way it was handled from the start it was pretty apparent they wanted him to announce his retirement last winter before any of that crap even began. All the end game did was assure it. JMHO

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